2024 Stats
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.216
HR
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RBI
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R
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Herrera took a big step forward last season at Triple-A Memphis, sporting a .291/.451/.500 batting line with 10 home runs and 11 stolen bases. He was also very productive during his brief time in the majors, slashing .297/.409/.351 with a 61.5 percent hard-hit rate in 13 contests. Herrera's strike-zone discipline has long been a strength, and he took it to another level in 2023 at Memphis with a 20 percent walk rate and 20.5 percent strikeout rate. His power hasn't fully unlocked to this point, due in large part to a bloated groundball rate, but given that he's still just 23 that part of his game might still grow. With Andrew Knizner non-tendered, Herrera is in line to serve as Willson Contreras' understudy in 2024. It's a role which garnered 63 starts and 241 plate appearances for Knizner last season, and a similar workload for Herrera seems likely. That's not enough playing time for Herrera to be very fantasy relevant, but he would have some upside if pushed into more responsibilities. Read Past Outlooks
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Will continue to get regular reps
The Cardinals will look to continue giving Herrera consistent playing time even after Willson Contreras (hand) is available to catch, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Contreras hopes to be able to catch this weekend in Arizona after missing four games and then being limited to designated hitter duty in the last two contests. With Lars Nootbaar (ribs) also due back Friday, it creates a bit of a playing time logjam for the Cards. Herrera, though, has earned regular reps, putting up an .875 OPS with three homers and seven RBI in nine games. The 23-year-old should continue to be worth using as a second fantasy catcher as long as he's getting at-bats.
Contreras hopes to be able to catch this weekend in Arizona after missing four games and then being limited to designated hitter duty in the last two contests. With Lars Nootbaar (ribs) also due back Friday, it creates a bit of a playing time logjam for the Cards. Herrera, though, has earned regular reps, putting up an .875 OPS with three homers and seven RBI in nine games. The 23-year-old should continue to be worth using as a second fantasy catcher as long as he's getting at-bats.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+16%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+2%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2022vs Left | .570 | 28 | 1 | 3 | .200 | ||||
| Since 2022vs Right | .660 | 96 | 2 | 11 | .235 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .679 | 16 | 1 | 3 | .214 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .664 | 42 | 2 | 6 | .216 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .661 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .286 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .783 | 36 | 0 | 4 | .300 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | .378 | 18 | 0 | 1 | .143 | ||||
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Since 2022
+98%
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2024
+31%
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| Since 2022Home | .829 | 68 | 3 | 8 | .268 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | .418 | 56 | 0 | 6 | .180 | ||||
| 2024Home | .720 | 38 | 3 | 5 | .200 | ||||
| 2024Away | .550 | 20 | 0 | 4 | .250 | ||||
| 2023Home | 1.250 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .500 | ||||
| 2023Away | .471 | 26 | 0 | 2 | .200 | ||||
| 2022Home | .556 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .222 | ||||
| 2022Away | .000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ivan Herrera compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.31BB Rate
6.9%K Rate
22.4%BABIP
.216ISO
.176AVG
.216OBP
.276SLG
.392OPS
.668wOBA
.291Exit Velocity
91.3 mphHard Hit Rate
37.5%Barrels/PA
10.3%Expected BA
.232Expected SLG
.443Sprint Speed
22.1 ft/secGround Ball %
42.5%Line Drive %
17.5%Fly Ball %
40.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Set for more at-bats?
Herrera, who is starting behind the plate Wednesday against the Diamondbacks, could see more playing time after the Cardinals optioned Jordan Walker to Triple-A Memphis.
ANALYSIS
Herrera has had a semi-regular place in the lineup since Willson Contreras returned from a four-game absence due to a hand injury, but that may evolve into a more consistent spot following Walker's demotion. Herrera got off to a hot start with an .856 OPS in his first 34 at-bats of the season, but he's just 1-for-14 with three walks and seven strikeouts in his past six games. Despite the current slump, the 23-year-old should now see more time between catcher and designated hitter.
Herrera has had a semi-regular place in the lineup since Willson Contreras returned from a four-game absence due to a hand injury, but that may evolve into a more consistent spot following Walker's demotion. Herrera got off to a hot start with an .856 OPS in his first 34 at-bats of the season, but he's just 1-for-14 with three walks and seven strikeouts in his past six games. Despite the current slump, the 23-year-old should now see more time between catcher and designated hitter.
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Herrera's developmental schedule was stalled over the winter once St. Louis inked Willson Contreras to a long-term deal in late November. Herrera is likely scheduled to get back to Triple-A unless he beats out Andrew Knizner in the spring. Herrera has much more upside than Knizner, but the addition of Contreras allows the Cardinals to give Herrera some more seasoning in Memphis because he should be getting more than 1-2 games a week than he would get in St. Louis as long as Contreras is healthy. Simply put, Herrera's immediate future is a bit less exciting as long as he remains in St. Louis as long as Contreras is healthy.
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Homers again Wednesday
Herrera went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Phillies.
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Swats second homer
Herrera went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two total runs scored in Monday's 5-3 extra-inning loss to the Phillies.
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Homers in comeback win
Herrera went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, an RBI single and additional run scored in Thursday's 8-5 win over the Marlins.
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Steps in for injured Contreras
Herrera will start at catcher and bat cleanup in Thursday's game against the Marlins.
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Returns to lineup
Herrera (shoulder) is starting at catcher and batting seventh for the Cardinals on Tuesday against the Twins in his return to Grapefruit League action, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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